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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds (75)

Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from fellow bloggers, the latest tv/movie news, and giveaways that you're hosting. If you would like to follow along with cover reveals during the week, see my Pinterest.

A two-book deal - Veronica Roth (In the untitled first novel of a duology in the vein of Star Wars, Roth explores the story of a boy who forms an alliance with an enemy, in an attempt to escape their oppressive lives. They help each other attain what they most desire: for one, redemption, and the other, revenge. The first book is scheduled for 2017. Katherine Tegen Books).

The Tin Snail - Cameron McAllister (MG novel based on a true story, in which a boy's father has an idea for an automobile that helps win WWII. Publication is slated for spring 2016. Delacorte).

Fighter Girl - Kathryn James (the story of a gypsy, who by day is the maid of honor planning her sister's extravagant wedding, and by night is a champion fighter who competes in dangerous matches against older boys. Publication is set for fall 2016. Month9Books).

Two untitled YA novels - Andrew Smith (The books are scheduled for publication in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Dutton).

Dressing the Part - Courtney Stevens (examines what it means to be feminine while at the same time camouflaged among the people you love. Publication is set for fall 2016; HarperCollins).

Cloud and Wallfish - Anne Nesbet (MG novel about a Cold War-era boy whose ordinary life comes apart when he moves with his parents behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin, where secrets abound and danger mounts ever higher. Publication is slated for fall 2016; Candlewick).

History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera (Told from the perspective of OCD-afflicted 17-year-old Griffin, it chronicles the aftermath of the tragic drowning of his ex-boyfriend and first love, Theo. Publication is scheduled for fall 2016; Soho Teen).

Tru and Nelle - G. Neri (MG Novel a work of fiction inspired by the friendship between Truman Capote and Harper Lee, forged while growing up together in rural Alabama. Publication is set for spring 2016; HMH).

Publisher's Lunch:

Harriet Reuter Hapgood's debut THE SQUARE ROOT OF SUMMER, in which a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy navigates a summer of grief, world-stopping kisses and rips in the space-time continuum, as she tries to reconcile her first heartbreak with her last, to Roaring Brook Press for publication May 2016. Rights to Pocket Jeunesse in France; to Rizzoli in Italy; to Urano in Spain; to Intrinseca in Brazil.

Melissa Landers's untitled companion novel to STARFLIGHT, pitched as a romantic "Firefly" for teens, in which a displaced princess and her best-friend-with-benefits must solve the mystery surrounding the mass disappearance of intergalactic settlers, to Disney-Hyperion.

Four-book series Commander in Cheese - Lindsey Leavitt (The stories are about a family of mice who live in the White House and whose adventures sometimes collide with the President, her family, and their cat. Publication of the first two books is scheduled for summer 2016; Random House).

Varmints - Andy Hirsch (MG graphic novel; a western adventure about two siblings and their dealings with the Criminal King of the West. Publication is scheduled for 2017; First Second).

They announced the BEA Buzz Books. For YA, they are: Dream Things True by Marie Marquardt, Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski, The Death And Life Of Zebulon Finch, Volume 1: At The Edge Of Empire by Daniel Kraus, & This Raging Light by Estelle Laure.

Check out the trailer for YALLWEST. I wish it were a week earlier, when I’ll actually be in California… am now kinda considering still flying back the next weekend o.O (but that’s crazy and probably won’t happen).

Look at the beautiful poster created by Grace Lee for Children’s Book Week (May 4-10)!

Omg. Remind me to never look at comments again, please? You remember that video last week from Hermione being the main character of Harry Potter? I just wanted to make sure this link was in fact going to the same video… And then, here’s a gem: “Feminism" is no more for equality than "Meninsm". Consider yourself corrected.Feminism is the advocation of women's rights on the basis of equality. Seeing as women LITERALLY HAVE MORE rights socially and ENSCIRBED IN LAW, the only thing feminism could do for equality is removal of women's rights.﻿” Somebody shoot me now. But, anyway, here is the new article I was looking for: 21 Times Tumblr Knew Hermione Was The Best Character in “Harry Potter.” Plus 12 reasons why you should try to be more like Luna.

Which articles did you like best? Did I miss any news? Did you host a cover reveal or discussion that I should have posted about? A giveaway? Leave the links, and I'll either edit this post or post about 'em next week.

2 comments:

Veronica Roth's new series…honestly, I'm not sure if I'm reading it after Allegiant. I'll just have to wait and see what people say about it. And that means the WHOLE series. I'm not starting one just to have her do something similar.

yallwest!!!! YA book festival in Santa Monica??? I may just have to go. And seeing the list of authors…amazing.

The bad boys list was cute. Instead of Snape, I would say Will from Infernal Devices and Adrian from VA/Bloodlines. Otherwise, loved it!

The list of diverse YA fantasies…loved Ember in the Ashes, but there is no way it can be a stand-alone. No way!!!! Not with that ending. If it ends up being a stand-alone, I'm going to have to go back and rerate and re-review it.

Ah, for me even though I was not a fan of Allegiant, I'm actually kind of excited about VRoth's duology. I don't think that in two books, she'll have the opportunity to pull the plot twist that I think ruined the book for you.

YES RIGHT?!?! I WANT TO GO TO YALLWEST SO BADLY. WHY AM I NOT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT WEEK.

Ah, yeah, I guess Adrian counts as a bad boy. It's interesting. On that list, all the "Bad Boys" are characters who need some sort of redemption. But I think that a lot of authors cross that "bad boy" line into "dangerous boy" and make those characters romantic interests and blegh.

I just read Ember. I don't think that it's that book's or the author's fault if it ends up being a standalone. I think Sabaa Tahir has planned for it to have a sequel but Penguin hasn't bought the second book - which to me, is just weird, especially if they're spending so much money marketing Ember. Fans of Ember will NOT be pleased to not have a sequel. And the book *technically* can be a standalone but it's very very clear that there's a lot more to the story left.

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